Bent Beam 2wd Lift?

[Thewespaul]

Came across this while on my morning cl search and coffee, looks like I nice project, but owner mentions a bent beam lift. I’ve never heard of such a thing, and as far as I knew there is no 2wd I beam lift kits, curious to see if the collective has any experience with this

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/cto/d/l-turbo-diesel/6557347764.html

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

I’ve seen em before. I believe the year ford changed was 92 or 93, before that the beams were forged and you could heat and bend them to get camber correct after lifting or lowering. The cast beams that say “do not weld” cannot be bent like that.

 

[no mufflers]

my 91 has the "do not heat, bend, weld" suggestion on it. in which i did not follow.

my custom 2'' lift. alignment is spot on.

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i have herd of shops bending them to get proper alignment. i would not go to those shops because that is why we have adjustable caster/camber bushings.

 

[Thewespaul]

Interesting stuff guys, I’ve thought about building drop brackets but this maybe a simpler solution

 

[no mufflers]

that is what i did. just drop everything. i have more pictures if your interested.

 

[no mufflers]

this is with stock size tire

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with 33'' tire

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[Thewespaul]

I’d like to see that, what springs did you use?

 

[no mufflers]

stock. made these.

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[Sidewinded_idi]

Interesting stuff guys, I’ve thought about building drop brackets but this maybe a simpler solution

Ya a lot of ranger guys would just heat the older pre 92 beams with a torch and bend them.

 

[oregon96psd]

I’ve never heard of such a thing, and as far as I knew there is no 2wd I beam lift kits,

https://www.rockymountainsusp.com/lift-kits/suspension/ford/2wd/f250-f350/1980-96.html

 

[genscripter]

I had a shop that wanted to bend the beams on my 1988 E250 to get the camber right, but I declined. I thought that was only necessary for vehicles with kingpins.

I ended up solving my camber issue by buying stronger progressive coils for the front, that were rated for the RV application (something like 800 lbs more than stock). With my winch bumper and accessories, I needed a boost from the soggy coils.

Back to the topic, the OP should get that truck. Decent project truck for sure, and probably no rust since it's from California. While you are in El Cajon, stop in at Gearvender HQ and pick up a GVOD for that beast.

 

[Thewespaul]

That trucks is almost 1k miles away from me, and I’ve got two gv already. But would be a good project for sure